Fannie Mae
Fortune 500 rank: 5
Headcount: Up 22% to 7,300
No. of employees added: 1,300
Since the real estate meltdown, government-backed housing lender Fannie Mae's market share has increased to 44%, as fewer mortgages have been issued by private lenders. To handle that rise as well as fallout from the continuing foreclosure crisis, Fannie Mae has been on a hiring spree. Last year, Fannie added more than 1,300 employees (some of whom replaced workers that were laid off during the downturn).
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Last updated May 05 2011: 2:58 PM ET
